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Pours orange with bright clarity. A fat creamy head of light colored khaki foam that clings to the glass and leaves lots of lace. Nose is bright with orange and a pine. A bit of sugar to draw you in. A faint touch of earthy herbal that comes forward shyly as this warms. Candied orange peel. Taste is terrific. That orange is the bright and sweet. The hops give out a slight oniony flavor but I am very sensitive to that. Smooth and supple mouthfeel. This one glides across the palate. The bitterness peaks at the back end and the earthy herbal qualities resound for a time in the dry finish. The malt in this one comes forward almost slyly to reveal a light dry biscuit, tempting brown sugar and a light caramel. Pine stays light on the palate and a bit of grapefruit tartness shows up late int he drink. This has a graceful and medium mouthfeel.

Poured into an oversized wine glass a clear deep bronse with a great sticky two finger white head that left two solid rings of lace as it settled slowly,poured with a great clarity.Nice grassy and citric tones in the nose,not in your face but well done,a bit of leather as well.Like alot of DIPA's I find it a little sweet but the hops give a good shot of herb and grapefruit,the alcohol sweetness hinders the drinkability a little.Its a pretty good DIPA and reasonably priced,I would get again.

S: It smelled like sweet tangerine and grapefruit and mango, with honey malt and a bit of pineapple and bready yeast.

T: It tasted like apricot and grapefruit, with some pineapple and honey malt and floral hops. It had a super mellow bitter and wet aftertaste.

M: It was oily with a little carbonation.

D: This had a great scent and good taste, even though it wasn't bold or complex. The body was good, and the alcohol was very well hidden, so it was super easy to drink. Not quite a top tier IPA, but not bad.

An amber-hued brew with a nice head on it's shoulders. Hints of pine and grapefruit with a chewy malt aroma dance and frolicing in my nose brain. This one is packing some heat. The taste is much like the nose but add some sharp alcohol notes.

A - Extremely cloudy, very dark for an American DIPA, low carbonation, small head that fades quickly.

S - Lots of hop and malt on the nose, tons of citrus hop, toffee malt, smells more like a barely wine to me than a DIPA.

T - I'll start by staying this does not taste bad, but not shockingly the smell translates to the taste...and it tastes more like a barely wine. There is a lot of hop throughout, again mostly citrus but some pine also. Tons of caramel malt and I think some Munich too as there is a good biscuit like backbone. Finishes with a strong hop bitterness balanced by a lot of caramel and dextrin malts. Alcohol twange does hit you right at the end. This is Crooked alright, because it really tastes like a blend of an IPA and a barely wine.

M - Full bodied and the low carbonation accentuates this, the alcohol warming at the end helps get you ready for another sip.

D - This is an interesting beer, but one that I don't think I need to have again...in fact I would have liked to share the 750ml bottle I had. Makes me want to try their Crooked Line barely wine just to see what it is like...maybe like a DIPA???

Corked BottleA- Dark gold-honey-amber with creamy off white headS- Heavy caramelly malt body, with a note of hopsT- Not your average DIPA but delicious. A crispness that seems almost impossibleM- Very nice small bubbles make it much drier (nice!) than any DIPA I've ever hadO- Great beer and worth the extra $1-2 you would spend per volume of other DIPA's. Would buy it again and would recommend it

The flavor is sweet malts with some melon and soapiness. It has a pretty big grassy bitterness with some pepper and stinkiness. There's a huge amount of harsh bitterness that lingers in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with lower carbonation and almost watery.

Overall, I just couldn't get into it. A little reminiscent of Gubna (summit hops?), but not as well done. The soapiness was a little weird too. And it wasn't really well balanced with the abrasive bitterness in the finish.

Pours a nice rich shade of almond amber, under a rather large med. tan head, that stays, leaving all kinds of froth, sheeting and loads of lacing.

Nose has just a hint of hops and more caramel malts.

Tasty and enjoyable ale. Less hoppy then expected for a "DIPA", waves of maple malts seem to carry the load here. Smooth and heady stuff. But lacking the hope bite of the stars of the style. Nicely crafted and worth a try if this stuff is distributed to you neck of the woods.